FOSS

Free and Open-Source Software. This is sometimes also called FLOSS for Free/Libre Open-Source Software. En français on l'appele logiciels libres ou LL.

Types of FOSS

Production software

• AbiWord (wordprocessor)
• OpenOffice (office suite)

Web browsers

• FireFox
• Mozilla

E-Mail clients

• Mulberry
• Thunderbird

Operating systems

• Linux
• Ubuntu
• [this list needs work]

Special applications

• Dr. Geo (geometry learning)
• GRASS (GIS)
• Tux Paint (graphics editor)

Tools for localisation

• Pootle

Associations and organisations

• AAUL (Association Africaine des Utilisateurs de Logiciels Libres)
• EACOSS (East African Centre for Open Source Software)
• FSF (Free Software Foundation)
• FOSSFA (Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa)
• OFSET (Organization for Free Software in Education and Teaching)
• Translate.org.za

References

• Wikipedia
  • AR "برمجيات حرة" http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/برمجيات حرة
  • EN "Alternative terms for free software" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_terms_for_free_software
  • EN"Free and open-source software" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open_source_software
  • EN "Free software" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software
  • FR "Free/Libre Open Source Software" http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free/Libre_Open_Source_Software
  • FR "Logiciel libre" http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logiciel_libre
  • PT "Software livre" http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_livre